Performing Nostalgia: Migration Culture and Creativity in South Albania

Download or read book Performing Nostalgia: Migration Culture and Creativity in South Albania written by Dr Eckehard Pistrick and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do migrants express and imagine themselves through musical practice? How does music help them to construct social imaginaries and to cope with longings and belongings? In this study of migration music in postsocialist Albania, Eckehard Pistrick identifies links between sound, space, emotionality and mobility in performance, provides new insights into the controversial relationship between sound and migration, and sheds light on the cultural effects of migration processes. Central to Pistrick’s approach is the essential role of emotionality for musical creativity which is highlighted throughout the volume.